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17 states sue to force EPA to respond to Supreme Court ruling on global warming
BOSTON AP - A group of state attorneys general is taking the EPA back to court to try to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush administration for inaction on global warming.The high court decided a year ago that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to take action.Losing Plaintiff Objects To Judge's Refusal To Poll Jury
The administrator of the estate of a man who died in prison is challenging the trial court's decision to not allow an attorney to poll the jury following a defense verdict. The estate had sued the Department of Corrections for civil rights violations, claiming that correction officers used excessive force in the events leading to the man's death.Pa's No Child Left Behind Appeals Policy Unconstitutional
The process by which Pennsylvania�s Department of Education permits school districts to appeal determinations made pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Law is unconstitutional, a Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.View more book results for the query "*"
Military Tribunal Case Comes Before Skeptical Supreme Court
The Bush administration ran into skepticism from the Supreme Court on Tuesday as justices heard debate, in unusual 90-minute arguments, over a landmark war powers dispute testing the legal rights of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Justices seemed especially concerned about a law passed by Congress last year that the administration argues strips the high court of jurisdiction over habeas petitions filed by Guantanamo Bay detainees.Keogh Named As Fitzgerald's Replacement
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has nominated Philadelphia Common Pleas Criminal Branch Supervising Judge D. Webster Keogh to replace interim Justice James J. Fitzgerald III as head of the city court system�s trial division.N.Y. Judge Allows Suit Against Atkins Center to Go Forward
A suit against low-carb diet promoter Dr. Robert Atkins over his cancer treatment recommendations will go forward now that a Manhattan judge has dismissed the Atkins estate's motion for summary judgment. The judge ruled that public policy forbade the court from enforcing a legal-release provision in the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine's consent form signed by the since-deceased plaintiff. The suit marks at least the second time that Atkins' breast cancer treatments have resulted in litigation.Holiday shoppers came out to spend in November
Generous discounts lured American to stores for holiday gifts in November, providing cheer and robust sales gains for retailers. That raises hopes, already buoyed by reports of crowded malls over the crucial Thanksgiving weekend, for a strong holiday shopping season.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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